The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-19
a GREAT SOUTHERN lime.
Plans Under Consideration by
&. &, * e.. R, R. 90.

1t has been stated in several news
papers recently that the contract for
the grading of G. 9. & G. r. II. from
Rutheriordton to Marion has been let.
In an interview with Col Il. A. John
SON, the general manager of this com
pany, representative Of the New Era
learned that this is mistake. 1t is
true that n conditional contract was
entered into by the company with a
large contracting firm, but this looked
to the future and was entirely contin-
gent. 1t has never been made so alb
solutc.
What is true, however is that a con
tract has been made with P. P, Dick
son q Co, of New York, well
known man here, for the extension OF
the road to the Western North Carroll
ma Railroad. No point upon the latter
road has been namad; because al
though the C c & c r R Co. has here
tofore regarded Marion rs the point at
which it would cross the w n G R r.,
so much pessure has been brought to
bear upon it by the parties interested
in charters for roads running through
Burke county, all of whom haveinsist,
ed upon the Typographical and pecun-
larry advantages of their respective
routes, that the company has felt itself
impelled to consider the feasibility Of
these projects. There is no question
of the early completion of the line
to the w N G R r., because as soon
as this has been accomplished and the
portion OF the line from Ashland, KY
to Johnson City, Tenn, has been com
pleted, the company by hauling the
products of the Ohio valley and the
Goals OF southwest Virginia to the
southern coast country, generally, ovel
the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
& Western North Carolina roads, yio
of Ashville. will have through line
already remunerative. while its own
section across the moutains of kNorth
Carolina Tennessee is being built
The only question now is whether the
road shall be extended from Ruther
fordton through Mcdowell or from
Shelby through Burke, county. Thi:
will be determined in the near future
a thorough examination of all the fact.
IN the case and upon the same bus
ness considerations as have heretofore
influenced the company.
SOUTHERN CONNECTIONS.
Ever since the inception OF its en-
terprise, the company has recognized
the fact that the costly part of its un
dertaking will be the road across The
mountains. To make this portion pa,
a fair profit on the investment, it has
been the policy OF the company Il
seek as many southern distributing
points as possible. Thus, it hopes il
future, by an amieable arrangement
with the Carolina Central, to send tn
products of the west over that roa,
into Wilmington. Through its owl
main stem it will reach Charleston an,
other points in South Carolina. Ne
gotiations are now in progress to sc
cure an alliance with the Georgia an
Carolina Midland by which tn
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicag
would reach Augusta, ThomasvillC
Ga, and the far South, Negotiation
have also been entered into with az
other company owning a complete
line from Spartanburg to Augusta
; which would give the Charleston
Cincinnati and Chicago Company
controlling interest in this line.
the former Of these plans be perfecte'
the line of traffic to the far sout
would be from the line through Burk
county to Shelby and thence by wa
OF either Blacks or Gaffney City
p Augusta But if the latter road |
selected, the line would 60 from NJ
ron to Ruthertodton, as heretofol
contemplated and this would necess
tate new line from Rutherfordton t
Spartanburg New Fra.